1998 ATP German Open – Singles

1998 ATP German Open 1998 ATP German Open ESP Albert Costa ESP Àlex Corretja 6–2, 6–0, 1–0 (retired) 56 16 singles doubles Albert Costa won the singles tennis title at the 1998 Hamburg European Open after Àlex Corretja retired from the final, with the scoreline at 6–2, 6–0, 1–0. Andriy Medvedev was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Costa. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em CHI Marcelo Ríos (second round) GBR Greg Rusedski (third round) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round) ESP Álex Corretja (final, retired) BRA Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals) SVK Karol Kučera (semifinals, retired) NED Richard Krajicek (third round) ESP Alberto Berasategui (third round) ESP Félix Mantilla (semifinals) ESP Carlos Moyà (first round) USA Michael Chang (second round) GBR Tim Henman (second round) ESP Sergi Bruguera (third round) SWE Magnus Norman (first round) GER Nicolas Kiefer (first round) CRO Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals, retired) Draw Finals Semifinals Final   ESP Álbert Costa 3     6 SVK Karol Kučera 0r   4 ESP Álex Corretja 6 3 6 9 ESP Félix Mantilla 2 6 3   ESP Álbert Costa 6 6 1     4 ESP Álex Corretja 2 0 0r   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   RSA W Ferreira 6 6     NED J Siemerink 4 2     UKR A Medvedev 3 6 63   ESP Á Costa 6 1 77 WC GER O Gross 3 6 6 15 GER N Kiefer 6 2 1 10 ESP C Moyà 2 5     GER T Haas 6 7     ESP C Costa 3 3     FRA F Santoro 6 6     NED S Schalken 6 1     SUI M Rosset 2 0r 1 CHI M Ríos 6 4 3   RSA W Ferreira 4 6 6   ESP Á Costa 6 6   WC GER O Gross 2 2     GER T Haas 4 4     FRA F Santoro 6 6     NED S Schalken 66 2   7/WC NED R Krajicek 78 6     RSA W Ferreira 3 3     ESP Á Costa 6 6     FRA F Santoro 7 77   7/WC NED R Krajicek 5 63     ESP Á Costa 6 6     FRA F Santoro 3 4   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   AUT T Muster 6 6     ESP A Portas 2 0   Q ESP F Vicente 5 4     BEL F Dewulf 7 6   Q GER J Knippschild 6 6   14 SWE M Norman 3 0   11/WC USA M Chang 6 3 6 WC GER D Prinosil 4 6 1   ESP F Clavet 6 2 6   GER M-K Goellner 4 6 4   AUS R Fromberg 6 67 6   URU M Filippini 3 79 4 3 RUS Y Kafelnikov 4 2     AUT T Muster 6 6     BEL F Dewulf 4 3   Q GER J Knippschild 6 6   11/WC USA M Chang 3 77 2   ESP F Clavet 6 64 6   AUS R Fromberg 2 1   6 SVK K Kučera 6 6     AUT T Muster 6 6   Q GER J Knippschild 1 4     ESP F Clavet 2 2   6 SVK K Kučera 6 6     AUT T Muster 3 2   6 SVK K Kučera 6 6   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   SVK D Hrbatý 0 2     CZE S Doseděl 6 6     MAR H Arazi 7 7     ITA A Gaudenzi 5 5   Q SWE J Apell 3 2   12 GBR T Henman 6 6   13 ESP S Bruguera 6 6   Q ESP J Díaz 2 1     FRA N Escudé 6 78     ESP J Alonso 4 66     MAR K Alami 7 6   WC GER M Sinner 5 2   5 BRA G Kuerten 6 6     CZE S Doseděl 4 4     MAR H Arazi 6 6   12 GBR T Henman 3 3   13 ESP S Bruguera 6 6     FRA N Escudé 0 2     MAR K Alami 2 6 3 4 ESP Á Corretja 6 4 6 5 BRA G Kuerten 6 4 6   MAR H Arazi 1 6 2 13 ESP S Bruguera 77 4 3 4 ESP Á Corretja 60 6 6 5 BRA G Kuerten 6 68 4 4 ESP Á Corretja 4 710 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   GER B Becker 5 4     SWE M Gustafsson 7 6     CZE B Ulihrach 6 4 6 Q GER B Karbacher 3 6 2   FRA G Raoux 4 r   9 ESP F Mantilla 6     16 CRO G Ivanišević 4 6 6   ESP G Blanco 6 4 3   NZL B Steven 4 4     ECU N Lapentti 6 6   Q ITA M Martelli 1 5   Q ESP E Benfele Álvarez 6 7   8 ESP A Berasategui 6 6     SWE M Gustafsson 3 3     CZE B Ulihrach 4 2   9 ESP F Mantilla 6 6   16 CRO G Ivanišević 4 6 6   ECU N Lapentti 6 1 4 Q ESP E Benfele Álvarez 63 6 3 2 GBR G Rusedski 77 0 6 8 ESP A Berasategui 6 65 64 9 ESP F Mantilla 1 77 77 16 CRO G Ivanišević 6 6   2 GBR G Rusedski 4 2   9 ESP F Mantilla 6 2   16 CRO G Ivanišević 0 0r External links Main draw Singles